Sturgeon Bay Police Officers made almost a 100 Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) arrests last year. It was just released yesterday that the average Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) for all of the offenders arrested last year was .18% BAC. As many of you know the legal blood alcohol limit in Wisconsin is .08% for operating a motor vehicle. Clearly you can see the majority arrested by Officers were twice the legal limit. Officers continue to strive to take more intoxicated motorists off the roadway and encourage more and more would be intoxicated motorists to use taxis or have responsible drivers provide rides to them.
As of this year alone Officers have arrested a male with a BAC of over .30%. Furthermore more and more drivers arrested by Officers are not only intoxicated by alcohol, but also impaired by prescription medications. The Sturgeon Bay Police Department continues to train its Officers in the detection of prescription medication and wants everyone to know that it is not okay to operate a motor vehicle after consuming prescription medication that may affect your driving ability. If you drive with prescription medication that can and does affect your driving ability you will be arrested.
